Racehorse unharmed in Warwick Farm station incident
A horse who escaped the confines of trainer Annabel Neasham’s Warwick Farm stables and was seen trotting along the local train station’s platform late last week was uninjured in the dramatic incident.
One of Neasham’s Warwick Farm stable blocks was broken into on Friday night with the offender or offenders then opening a number of stable doors, allowing one horse to exit the stables and then make their way to the nearby train station.
CCTV footage of the horse, posted on social media by NSW premier Chris Minns on Wednesday, shows the racehorse move casually down the platform as a train approaches and two passengers watch on.
The horse was soon captured by members of Neasham’s staff unharmed before being reloaded onto a horse float and back to the safety of their boxes. Two other racehorses and a stable pony were also let out of their boxes, Racing NSW chief steward Steve Railton told News Corp.
In a statement, Neasham said the matter had been handed over to local police.
“We would like to assure everyone that we are taking every possible precaution to prevent this from happening again,” the Group 1-winning trainer said.
Neasham, who will be formally interviewed by the stewards regarding the incident, explained that the stable barn which was accessed accommodates horses which are in the early stages of their respective preparations and therefore did not contain any horses which were entered for or scheduled to race
Sydney Trains’ Matt Longland told radio station 2GB: “We received a call from the police, who were aware an animal had got loose, and it was a fit looking horse actually.
“It had got loose and it made its way to the train station.
“The train pulled into the station and didn’t open the doors. It waited for the trainer to actually catch up with the horse and I think they restrained it.”